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Learning how an LS engine works by tearing it down

Engine teardown footage like this gives a practical look at the inner workings of an LS motor and the parts that make it run.
Hot Rod

Era of the LS1 Engine: Chevy's V-8 Was a Quantum Leap in Two-Valve Technology

To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring you some of the stories that exemplify the core of what HOT ROD is and reflect the brand's influence on America's car ...
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Why Chevrolet’s LS engine family became the default choice for performance swaps

Few engines in automotive history have achieved the kind of universal reputation the Chevrolet LS platform enjoys today. What ...
autoevolution

This '71 Chevy Vega Was a Nightmare Car for GM, Can an LS1 Swap Change That?

We need not bore you with another diatribe about how the Chevy Vega was an unmitigated disaster vehicle for General Motors. But long story short, it's hard to market your cheap subcompact as a true ...
Hot Rod

History of the LS Engine and Cylinder Head Casting Number Spotter’s Guide: LS1, LS6, LS2, LS3, LS4, L99, LS7, LSA, LS9, LQ9, LQ4, L92, L94

Back in the early 1990s the Gen II LT1 and LT4 engines powered GM's hottest performance cars, but GM read the tea leaves and knew that this platform would not be able to get them where they would ...
SlashGear

LS6 Engines: Which Cars Came Equipped With Them & Why They Were Replaced

General Motors has always had a stable footing in the automotive industry, but its small-block engines, particularly the many generations of LS engines, gained a cult following. And it's pretty clear ...
autoevolution

LS1 Swapped Porsche 944 Takes an Old School Sports Car and Makes It Shred Rubber

A few years ago, Tyler Hoover of Hoovies Garage on YouTube paid to have an LS1 V8 from an old Corvette into the rear hatch of a Porsche 911 of similar vintage. He then grenade the engine on a track ...
GM Authority

GM Gen III/IV LS V8 Engines Get New FAST Supercharger And Cam Power Packages

Builders interested in upgrading their project vehicle’s LS V8 engine with a big, bad blower should check out FAST’s new supercharger and cam power package. Recently revealed at the ongoing SEMA360 ...
SlashGear

10 Exotic Supercars With General Motors LS V8 Engines

The General Motors LS V8 engine can be found under the hood of a variety of GM-branded vehicles, from the Chevy Corvette to the Pontiac Grand Prix GXP. It was first unveiled in 1997 and in the decades ...
Jalopnik

There's A Kit To Add A Hellcat Blower To An LS, But Say Goodbye To Your Hood

Fans of the recently-defunct MotorTrend series Roadkill (R.I.P.) will know that co-host Mike Finnegan named his Gen II Hemi-powered 1955 Chevrolet coupe "Blasphemi." As in the unholy marriage of Mopar ...
TopSpeed

Engine Tear-Down Reveals What Makes The Chevy LS7 Crate Engine So Special

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...